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Forward Jozy Altidore, the team’s leading goal scorer in 2013, left the United States’ 2014 FIFA World Cup opener against Ghana after 20 minutes with a strained left hamstring. Altidore, 24, was attempting to run down a long forward […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Today was the first day of Organized Team Activities (OTAs) for the NFL. On the first day, two anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL) tears were reported. One Sean Lee, linebacker from Dallas Cowboys, and Domenik Hixon, wide receiver of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will underwent ankle surgery today , and he has an expected recovery time of four months. The injury, to his left ankle, has persisted since Carolina’s playoff loss to San Francisco on Jan. 12, 2014. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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“LeBron James Suffers Broken Nose,” the headline that had everyone at the edge of their seats wondering, “what now?” The nose, a centrally located projection on the face, there is no wonder that the nose is the most commonly broken […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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According to CBSsports.com, Timberwolves center Ronny Turiaf was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his knee and is out indefinitely. Turiaf suffered the injury during Wednesday’s game against the Pacers. A bone bruise, or bone contusion, refers to areas of localized bony tenderness after a traumatic […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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During basketball season you may think that knee injuries are the most common amongst athletes. However, there is one injury that a large majority of players have had but did not hit the headlines on Sports Center. One of the most […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Winter Olympics has officially begun. It will be without Ski champion Lindsey Vonn. She underwent a successful knee surgery, following an injury that forced her to pull out of the Olympics just weeks before the US team was set to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Cryokinetics is a therapeutic process that includes the application of external cold therapy to an area of the body that has recently been injured. Various cooling modalities are used to apply cold to the injured area, e.g. ice packs, ice […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Seahawks All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman left in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl with an apparent ankle injury. He appeared to be writhing in pain on the ground after assisting on a tackle of Demaryius Thomas who had […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics injured his leg in a game this past Friday. The injury that was first thought to be a minor tweak, turned out to be an ACL injury thus ending an outstanding season for the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…